- The
Cetomimiformes or
whalefishes are an
order of small, deep-sea ray-finned fish. Some
authorities include the
whalefishes as part of the
order Stephanoberyciformes...
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depths in
excess of 3,500 m (11,500 ft).
Females are
known as
flabby whalefishes,
Males are
known as
bignose fishes,
while juveniles are
known as tapetails...
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Family Rondeletiidae (redmouth
whalefishes)
Family Barbourisiidae (red/velvet
whalefishes)
Family Cetomimidae (flabby
whalefishes)
Order Stephanoberyciformes...
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sister order. Some
sources classify their other close relatives, the
whalefishes, as a
superfamily herein,
named Cetomimoidea. Most taxa traditionally...
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Cetomimus is a
genus of
flabby whalefishes.
There are
currently seven recognized species in this genus:
Cetomimus compunctus T. Abe,
Marumo & Kawaguchi...
- The
redmouth whalefishes are two
species of deep-sea
whalefishes in the
genus Rondeletia, the only
genus in the
family Rondeletiidae. They are apparently...
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Parataeniophorus is a
genus of
flabby whalefishes that was
formerly included in the no
longer recognized tapetail family Mirapinnidae.
There are currently...
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Ataxolepis is a
genus of
flabby whalefishes found in the
Pacific Ocean.
There are
currently two
recognized species in this genus:
Ataxolepis apus G. S...
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Beryciformes (alfonsinos;
whalefishes)
Trachichthyiformes (pinecone fishes; slimeheads)...
- David; Trnski,
Thomas (2001). "Larvae and
juveniles of the
deepsea "
whalefishes"
Barbourisia and
Rondeletia (Stephanoberyciformes: Barbourisiidae, Rondeletiidae)...
